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  1. nonce words: Merriam-Webster
  2. nonce words: Collins English Dictionary
  3. nonce words: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. nonce words: Wiktionary

(Note: See nonce_word as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (nonce word)

noun:  (lexicography) A word invented for the occasion; especially to create alliteration or a rhyme
▸ Also see nonce_word


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